2020 Copa Sudamericana final

2020 Copa Sudamericana final

Event	2020 Copa Sudamericana
Lanús Defensa y Justicia 0 3
Date	23 January 2021 (2021-01-23)
Venue	Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
Man of the Match	Braian Romero (Defensa y Justicia)
Referee	Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Attendance	0 [1]
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The 2020 Copa Sudamericana final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2020 Copa Sudamericana, the 19th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. ^[2]

The match was played on 23 January 2021 at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba, ^[3] Argentina, between Argentine teams Lanús and Defensa y Justicia. It was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America. ^[1]

The final was originally scheduled to be played on 7 November 2020. ^[4] However, as the tournament had been interrupted since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CONMEBOL announced on 10 July 2020 that it would be rescheduled to be played in late January 2021, with 23, 24 or 30 January being the possible dates. ^{[5] [6]} Eventually, on 9 November 2020, CONMEBOL determined that the final would be played on 23 January 2021. ^[7]

Defensa y Justicia defeated Lanús by a 3–0 score to win their first Copa Sudamericana title. This victory also meant the first title in the history of the team. ^{[8] [9] [10]} As champions, Defensa y Justicia earned the right to play against the winners of the 2020 Copa Libertadores in the 2021 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores group stage. ^[11]

Venue

Since 2019, the Copa Sudamericana final is played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance. ^[12] CONMEBOL announced on 15 October 2019 that the following four venues were candidates for the 2020 final: ^[13]

On 17 October 2019, CONMEBOL announced that Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba was chosen as the 2020 final venue. ^[3]

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba, Argentina, hosted the final

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in South America, the 2020 Copa Sudamericana was suspended after first round on March 2020. A working group was set up by CONMEBOL to decide the calendar of the remainder of the season, including Copa Sudamericana, with the final will relocate from Argentina to Portugal after CONMEBOL meeting on 30 May 2020. On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced to reinstated Argentina.

Association	Stadium	City	Capacity
Argentina	Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes	Córdoba	57,000
	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata	La Plata	53,000
Brazil	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha	Brasília	72,788
Peru	Estadio Nacional	Lima	50,000

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Lanús	1 ( 2013 )
Defensa y Justicia	None

Road to the final

Further information: 2020 Copa Sudamericana

Note: In all scores below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Lanús			Round	Defensa y Justicia
Copa Sudamericana				Copa Libertadores
Qualified for Copa Sudamericana			First stage	Bye
			Second stage
			Third stage
			Group stage	Group G
			Matchday 1	Santos	Home	1–2
			Matchday 2	Olimpia	Away	1–2
			Matchday 3	Delfín	Home	3–0
			Matchday 4	Olimpia	Home	2–1
			Matchday 5	Delfín	Away	0–3
			Matchday 6	Santos	Away	1–2
			Final standings	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Santos 6 16 2 Delfín 6 7 3 Defensa y Justicia 6 6 4 Olimpia 6 5 Source: CONMEBOL
Opponent	Venue	Score	Elimination	Opponent	Venue	Score
Universidad Católica (won 3–2 on aggregate)	Home	3–0	First stage	Bye
	Away	0–2
São Paulo (tied 6–6 on aggregate, won on away goals)	Home	3–2	Second stage	Sportivo Luqueño (won 3–2 on aggregate)	Away	2–1
	Away	3–4			Home	1–1
Seed 8			Final stages	Seed 10
Bolívar (won 7–4 on aggregate)	Away	1–2	Round of 16	Vasco da Gama (won 2–1 on aggregate)	Home	1–1
	Home	6–2			Away	1–0
Independiente (won 3–1 on aggregate)	Home	0–0	Quarter-finals	Bahia (won 4–2 on aggregate)	Away	3–2
	Away	3–1			Home	1–0
Vélez Sarsfield (won 4–0 on aggregate)	Away	1–0	Semi-finals	Coquimbo Unido (won 4–2 on aggregate)	Away	0–0
	Home	3–0			Home	4–2

Match

23 January 2021 (2021-01-23)

17:00  UTC−3

Lanús	0–3	Defensa y Justicia
	Report	Frías 34' Romero 62' Camacho 90+2'

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba

Attendance: 0 ^[1]

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) ^{[note 1]}

Lanús

Defensa y Justicia

GK 17 Lautaro Morales RB 35 Braian Aguirre CB 3 Guillermo Burdisso  80' CB 6 Alexis Pérez  72' LB 25 Alexandro Bernabei  48'  81' RM 8 Pedro De la Vega  59' CM 13 Tomás Belmonte CM 19 Facundo Quignon  69' LM 14 Lucas Vera  69' RF 27 Nicolás Orsini LF 9 José Sand (c) Substitutes: GK 1 Lucas Acosta DF 22 Matías Pérez DF 23 Julián Aude DF 24 Nicolás Morgantini DF 29 Nicolás Thaller DF 39 Pablo Aranda MF 5 Fernando Belluschi  69'  69' MF 10 Gastón Lodico MF 16 Facundo Pérez  69' MF 20 Matías Esquivel FW 11 Franco Orozco  59' FW 41 Lucas Besozzi  81' Manager: Luis Zubeldía

GK 22 Ezequiel Unsain (c) CB 2 Adonis Frías  75' CB 21 David Martínez CB 18 Rafael Delgado DM 34 Enzo Fernández  77' RM 33 Franco Paredes CM 29 Francisco Pizzini CM 35 Valentín Larralde  84' LM 23 Eugenio Isnaldo RF 20 Walter Bou  61' LF 31 Braian Romero  63'  76' Substitutes: GK 1 Marcos Ledesma DF 3 Marcelo Benítez  84' DF 6 Nahuel Gallardo DF 25 Néstor Breitenbruch DF 37 Emanuel Brítez  76' MF 5 Nelson Acevedo MF 11 Washington Camacho  75' FW 9 Miguel Merentiel  61' FW 12 Ciro Rius FW 15 Nicolás Leguizamón FW 19 Gabriel Hachen FW 27 Enzo Coacci Manager: Hernán Crespo

Man of the Match: Braian Romero (Defensa y Justicia) [11] Assistant referees: [14] Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay) Richard Trinidad (Uruguay) Fourth official: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay) Fifth official: Jorge Urrego (Venezuela) Video assistant referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile) Assistant video assistant referees: Ángelo Hermosilla (Chile) Raúl Orellana (Chile) Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.

See also

• 2020 Copa Libertadores final
• 2021 Recopa Sudamericana

Notes

1. Referee Leodán González from Uruguay, who was originally assigned to the final match, ^[14] was replaced by Jesús Valenzuela from Venezuela. ^[15]

References

1. "La final de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana se jugará sin público" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 January 2021.
2. "Manual de Clubes / Reglamento CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
3. "El Maracaná (Río) y el Mario Kempes (Córdoba) sedes de las Finales Únicas de Libertadores y Sudamericana 2020" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 17 October 2019.
4. "CALENDÁRIO 2020: CONMEBOL Libertadores - CONMEBOL Sudamericana - RECOPA" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
5. "La Libertadores y la Sudamericana ya tienen fecha" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 July 2020.
6. "CALENDÁRIO 2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
7. "La Final Única se disputará el 23 de enero en el Mario Alberto Kempes" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 9 November 2020.
8. Defensa y Justicia, campeón de la Copa Sudamericana by Ariel Ruya on La Nación, 23 Jan 2021
9. Aprendan a confiar on TyC Sports, 24 Jan 2021
10. Defensa y Justicia es el nuevo campeón by Fabio Lannutti on Pagina/12, 24 Jan 2021
11. "Defensa y Justicia se codea con la gloria y alcanza La Gran Conquista" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 23 January 2021.
12. "Histórica decisión: Final Única de la Libertadores 2019 en Santiago y Final Única de la Sudamericana 2019 en Lima" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 14 August 2018.
13. "CONMEBOL seleccionará las ciudades anfitrionas para las Finales Únicas de 2020 en el Consejo del 17 de octubre" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 15 October 2019.
14. "Leodán González, árbitro para la Final Única de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 17 January 2021.
15. "Sustitución de árbitro principal para la Final Única: será Jesús Valenzuela" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 20 January 2021.

External links

• CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2020, CONMEBOL.com